Battle of Groton Heights

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American Revolutionary War battle battle

The Battle of Groton Heights was a 1781 Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut in which British forces led by the traitorous American general Benedict Arnold attacked and captured Fort Griswold, resulting in heavy American casualties.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War battle → battle →
aftermath	Destruction and burning of much of New London → Strengthened American resentment toward Benedict Arnold →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Fort Griswold → Massacre at Fort Griswold →
associatedWith	Benedict Arnold → Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park →
belligerent	British forces → Connecticut militia →
casualtiesAmerican	high →
casualtiesBritish	significant →
cause	British attempt to divert American forces from the Hudson River Valley → British raid on New London and Groton →
combatant	Great Britain NERFINISHED → United States NERFINISHED →
commandedByAmerican	Colonel William Ledyard →
commandedByBritish	Benedict Arnold →
commander	Benedict Arnold → William Ledyard →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	United States →
date	1781-09-06 →
geographicalFeature	Thames River NERFINISHED →
hasParticipant	British regulars → Connecticut state troops → Loyalist troops → local militia →
hasSiteToday	Historic battlefield and fortifications at Fort Griswold →
involves	Fort Griswold → Fort Trumbull →
location	Groton, Connecticut → New London County, Connecticut →
memorial	Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park → Groton Monument →
notableDeath	William Ledyard →
notableEvent	Massacre of American defenders after the surrender of Fort Griswold →
objective	Capture of Fort Griswold → Destruction of New London, Connecticut →
partOf	New York and New England campaign of 1781 →
precededBy	Siege of Yorktown (campaign context, diversionary raid before siege) →
region	New England →
result	British victory →
significance	Noted for heavy American casualties after surrender → One of the last major British raids in New England during the American Revolutionary War →
state	Connecticut →
year	1781 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British raid on New London, Connecticut →	alsoKnownAs
Benedict Arnold →	battle
New London, Connecticut →	notableEvent